Odisha State Bar Council Elections Being Held Today

Cuttack: The polling for the Odisha State Bar Council (OSBC) election is being held on Saturday. Over 40,000 voters are expected to exercise their franchise in this election.

The OSBC is an apex statutory body with over 180 Bar associations in the state being its members. The voters are expected to elect 25 members of the OSBC including the president, vice-president, secretary and join-secretary for a five-year term.

These OSBC members in turn will elect the chairman, vice-chairman and a representative to the Bar Council of India (BCI).

The voting started at 8 AM and will continue till 3 PM. The counting of votes will be held after 4 PM and thereafter the results will be announced.